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Comment on Parents used to warn their kids that literature would rot their brains. Then it was the radio, TV, and video games. Now it's TikTok.

GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Eh, there is sufficient evidence to recommend children and teenagers having limited internet and social media access during their formative years at this point.

The tiktok algorithm of mindless doomscrolling funny little bits all short and digestible for a decaying attention span is just the most egregious example why restrictions should at least be considered.

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aCosmicWave@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Apparently there was sufficient evidence to recommend children and teenagers to have limited access to the radio as well.

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- Shiggles@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  You realize that’s still true, right? You’re posting this as some big own as though it’s somehow not harmful to mindlessly consume any form of media to an extreme extent, especially in the learning years.
  
  Somebody been watching too many tik toks?
  
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  - Bipta@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    Somebody been watching too many tik toks
    
    What a ridiculous logical leap.
    
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  - aCosmicWave@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I’m not saying it isn’t true. I’ve never used TikTok, Instagram, and avoid YouTube shorts. I saw some articles about “TikTok Brain” making their way across the internet yesterday and I wanted to call out the hypocrisy.
    
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    Shiggles@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    How is it hypocrisy if the previous forms of media were also bad for you, Tik-Tok is just more efficient at funneling meaningless drivel down your throat?
    
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    some_guy@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    “I’m not saying it isn’t true I just wanted to imply it’s true to drive ~~enragement~~ engagement”
    
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